Liars Club Blog

Thank you and free downloads

2010-05-27T12:45:00.002-04:00

Hey all,

Thanks so much for making our May residency so great! If you weren't able to be there and get a copy of the singles. You can download all 4 for free right below.

- No Idea

- Sugar Sky

- Hang Down Your Head

- I Need You There (acoustic)

We would also like to thank all the artists who played with us this month. Please go check them out!

Sugar Sky single

2010-05-13T10:07:00.002-04:00

Here is the free download of "Sugar Sky". Hope you enjoy the strings!!

Click here to download

New song and video!

2010-05-06T11:52:00.003-04:00

For those of you who missed the first show of our spring residency at The Living Room in NYC, here is a copy of the new free single. It's called "No Idea". We hope you dig it!

Thanks,

CCLC

Click here to download the free single, "No Idea"

May Living Room Residency

2010-05-05T01:27:00.004-04:00

Back at our favorite room in NYC for a 4 week residency. We have wonderful guests playing before and after us each week and.....Every week there will be 50 limited edition copies of a new recording. We are starting work on our new record this Summer and in anticipation of that we will be giving away some new songs, some old songs and maybe a cover or two. I have also been told that a certain G Daniel Lanzetta III might show up on video..

Here is the line up for all four weeks:

(5-5-10)
9PM Bryan Dunn
10PM CC and The LC
11PM Luke Wesley

(5-12-10)
9PM Abby Ahmad
10PM CC and The LC
11PM Emily Easterly

(5-19-10)
10PM Derek James
11PM CC and The LC
12AM His Orchestra (from LA)

(5-26-10)
9PM Misty Boyce
10PM CC and The LC
11PM TBD (possibly the Beatles or Jimi Hendrix)

Day 2 (Knoxville TN)

2009-04-03T15:30:00.004-04:00

HUGE crowds... good times !

Southern tour (April 2009)

2009-04-02T11:59:00.005-04:00

Hey all,

So we are off to a GREAT start on our southern tour.. We played to about 1000 people last night and we were well received. Check out the pictures from the stage !! Tonight we head to Knoxville, TN. Wish us luck!

thanks,
Chris and Jeff

3 day mini tour of D.C., Cambridge, MA and Portland, ME

2009-03-07T15:04:00.011-05:00

Hey all,

Here are some pics from our 3 day trip. We ate lots of chicken and had a few cocktails. We also played some music and hung out with our friends.. People have been very nice and we are thankful. I am a Pirate. We love you all. See you in NY on 3-21 at Mercury Lounge.

Free Downloads

2008-10-27T22:23:00.003-04:00

Here are some free downloads for ya'll. Thanks as always for the continued support. See you soon

1-Ohio
2-Thunder Road
3-Old Man
4-Fallen
5-She Cries

Enjoy !

Free Download to say thanks !

2008-07-06T18:34:00.005-04:00

Here is a Free download of one of my favorite songs of all time to say thank you for coming out in such big numbers during our Living Room residency ! We had a wonderful month and we hope to be back there fairly soon. Thanks again to Jennifer Gilson, Eric Feigenbaum and everyone else at The Living Room for being so good to us.

Click here to download a cover of "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen

In other news:
Our first show at The Mercury Lounge is coming up this Saturday, July 12th. We are playing with three fantastic artists, Pete and J, Derek James and April Smith. Don't miss this one.
This show will likely sell out so get your tickets NOW !!!

Click here to purchase tickets

Check out some photos from The Living Room shows
Photos by Eric Townsend

Free Download !

2008-05-27T10:40:00.004-04:00

OK folks.. Here is the song.. This has been a favorite at live shows for a few years now so we figured we would record it so ya'll can listen any time you want..... Check out our new piano player Danlock Holmes!

Enjoy

Ohio(Click Here)

Working hard !

2008-05-22T18:39:00.003-04:00

Hey all,

So they guys and I have been working diligently on our sets for the upcoming Living Room residency.. We are very excited and the band is sounding great... Stay tuned for some free unreleased recordings and don't forget to come on out to the shows.. What could be better on a Monday night in June....

Love,
c
Like the new look ????

New LC song

2008-03-11T19:57:00.002-04:00

Hey all,

Here is a new song we recorded Sunday night. I had the music kicking around for a while and didn't feel like rehearsing so we figured we would work on this song instead.. I called Danny in to write the lyrics and poof... we had a song. Hope you enjoy it. Please download it and share to your hearts content...

Thanks,

click here to download

New Press

2007-12-21T12:50:00.000-05:00

So the new ep Change has received some great press in it's first few weeks. We are so glad people seem to be enjoying the new CD. Please check out what the folks at The Daily Vault and The Deli had to say!

Thanks to Jason Warburg and Dan Berkman for the kind words

Happy Holidays!

Daily Vault review

The Deli (scroll down the page)

Daily Vault Blog

Big show coming up

2007-12-03T15:42:00.001-05:00

Hey all,

Don't miss our last show of 2007, Saturday December 15th at Crash Mansion. We are excited be sharing the bill with our friend Emily Easterly who will be releasing her new CD which I had the privillage of producing and playing on. We go on at 10PM but get there early to catch Emily's set and to get a good seat. We are expecting a big crowd...

Don't forget to get your copy of our new CD Change at the show or online by clicking here

See you soon,
Chris

Rainy Day....New Song

2007-11-15T17:40:00.000-05:00

So today my friend Emily Easterly came over to my studio to rehearse a Neil Young song for our show on Saturday night. During the rehearsal we decided to record the song and give it to all of you as a little present for being so wonderful.... I think it goes well with the mood of the day... Hope you enjoy...

You can listen on the Boom Box to the right or download here

Chris

New Press !

2007-11-13T19:03:00.001-05:00

Check out some of our new press for the upcoming show... Thanks to The Aquarian, The daily Vault and Listenupcast.com

Click here to read the interview with The Daily Vault

Click here to listen to the podcast interview with Listen Up !

Click the picture below to read the preview in The Aquarian

New EP, Change out November 17th !

2007-11-09T22:02:00.000-05:00

Hey all,

We are proud to announce that our new EP, Change is finished and will be available November 17th at the Living Room in NYC.

Also, check out our new podcast interview at http://listenupcast.com/. Thanks to Arthur for the spot...

Hope to see you all out at The Living Room on the 17th..

Love,
Chris and the Liars Club

Congrats Matt, Jenn and Christopher !

2007-10-02T13:41:00.000-04:00

Here are some pics of my new nephew. These are incredibly ROCKSTAR. Christopher Matthew Cubeta was born at 11AM October 1st in Poughkeepsie, NY. He weighed in at an incredible 9lbs, 15 oz. Best of luck to Matt, Jenn and Christopher. The Liars Club loves you.

Thank you

2007-08-13T09:51:00.000-04:00

We are now fully recovered from our short trip down the east coast. It's nice to be back in Brooklyn but we certainly miss the chili fries at the waffle house. Outside of a sixteen hour trip from Nashville in a tin can with no air conditioning things could not have went smoother. We met some great new people and re-connected with some old friends all of whom were incredibly generous. The band and I would like to personally thank the following people for their support and hospitality. Without you this would not have been possible.

Here goes :

Michelle, Curt, Mary, Kristen, Bryan, Timmy, Jess, Matt, Scott, Marco, Luva, Jim, Joe, Tom, Meg, Billie, Chris, Emily, Jay, Steph, George, Dave, Mooney Suzuki, Billy Block, Zoro, Mongo and Max.
Lastly, we would like to thank our manager / comedian / photographer / muse / all around amazing human being, Danny Lanzetta. His belief in the band is the lifeline for what we do and for that we are truly grateful. If your name is absent from the list than either you tried to sabotage us or I just forgot you. Sorry.

Upcoming shows:

August 20th
Mercy Lounge
Nashville, TN
http://www.mercylounge.com/

August 25th
The Trash Bar
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.thetrashbar.com/
With special guests Steph and The Good Problems

Nearing the end

2007-08-07T13:10:00.000-04:00

Well we only have one show left. We made the long journey through the night from Wilmington, NC to Nashville, TN. Before we left the coast we took a quick dip in the vast Atlantic and rode a few waves. It was quite refreshing, not to mention a good bonding moment for the band. On our trip to Nashville we passed the famous "South Of The Border" hoping to get fireworks for Marc but everything was closed so we just took some silly pictures. Nashville is cool town with plenty of cowboy hats and boots. Tonight we wrap up the tour at The Cadilac Ranch. It should be a gooooood one. Thanks for following and we look forward to our return to the greatest city in the world. See you soon.

Today's shout-out goes to the most competitive Ms. Pac-Man player on the east coast, "Lauren Fortgang"
If you're lucky we'll see you at Artland tomorrow night.....

Love ya,
Chris

Wilmington pics and review

2007-08-05T10:21:00.000-04:00

Check out this review we got from a local paper here in Wilmington. Thanks so much Bootleg Magazine

There was an illustration many years ago depicting a classroom with Bob Dylan in the front row and behind him sat a young Bruce Springsteen looking over his shoulder as if copying Dylan’s test answers. Behind Springsteen sat a spry John Mellencamp doing the same thing to Bruce. The illustration did much to explain the notion that a singer songwriter can be popular and sing of substance. Dylan begat many others, such as Tom Petty and Lucinda Williams. Brooklyn’s Chris Cubeta could be drawn into that classroom illustration if it were done today. Cubeta sings about life won and lost and the hearty day to day existence of it all on his second release, Faithful. Lyrics remark on common living much as Springsteen and Mellencamp did without slipping into the jaded regions of pop or corny choruses. Writing from the gut, and the heart, is something left to the singer songwriters at the moment, a way of making music that’s been lost to the backyard of popular music. One has to search for this type of clarity, this soulfulness. Eschewing stereotypes is not an easy thing to do these days. But Cubeta delivers a genuine record with passionate vocals that ache and sooth without overselling it. Faithful is an album rich in American heart and substance, dripping with working man earnestness and heartfelt vitality. It’s at once romantic and honest while pleasantly rugged. Cubeta sings of fondness for substance such as the best way to hear a song is on the radio (‘Me and the Radio’) that is a close cousin to ‘Summer of ‘69’. Lyrically he paints pictures of waitresses and talking heads that force many to seek solitude (‘Better Alone’) and broken souls that still want to mend only to shine again. The minor details drive the lyrics, building something even more resonant. For example, the smell of coffee and that hardwood shine, on ‘Clementine,’ a beautiful and sad lament about leaving someone behind after so many years together. There’s a lot of distance on this record, between individuals and between the self. ‘Downtime Dead’ is an achingly tender number that is short but exhibits self imposed loneliness. Cubeta is a soulful and modern interpretation of the aforementioned singer songwriters. He is rugged and truthful without having to go the route of making a record that has to suffer the fate of being merely a critic’s darling. To label Cubeta’s music pop-rock is frankly a disservice given the moniker denotes something disposable and synthetic. Faithful’s tracks are anything but sugar morsels for the cheap ear. It’s rock and roll in the singer songwriter vein.
Cubeta’s vocals are strong, recalling Kyf Brewer from early nineties rock band Company of Wolves and the undertones of Springsteen. Cubeta delivers middle American rock and roll without being overly cliché or territorial. Faithful is a record that will find its way into your foot, making it stomp and the insides that make you want to dance. –Brian Tucker

North Carolina

2007-08-05T10:19:00.001-04:00

Okay so I missed a few days. Our stay in Raleigh was one of my favorites so far. Our good friend Marco and his wonderful girlfriend Luva put us up and even made us hot dogs and sausage on the grill on Thursday night. Jeff and Danny got some ink from Marco and we all bought a few souveniers at Luva's super cool shop, Southern Swank. The show at Slims was fun and we got a free case of PBR ! Special thanks to Joe and Jim from The Bleeding Hearts for booking us.

We are now in Wilmington, NC and we had our best show so far at Bela Festa opening up for Mooney Suzuki, a great band also from NYC. The acoustic show at The Folks Cafe was super intimate, if you know what I mean, but I got to take requests from a few of our biggest fans, Tom and Meg who have been a huge help to us down here. We are staying with our old pal Billie in her wonderfully comfortable house and are having a blast with her sweet doggie, Max.

Today we head to Nashville to wrap up the tour. Although I miss my girl and my bed, I am a bit sad that we are almost through with our journey. Things have gone so well and I have confirmed my belief that the road is a place for me. We hope to get back out as soon as possible and continue this quest for whatever it is we're looking for.

Thanks to all for your love and support.

Special shout out to Cher, Jenn and my nephew to be. We love and miss you,

Chris

Blog shoutout

2007-08-02T18:42:00.000-04:00

We got a great shoutout from our friend James at Pop Headwound. Check it out here. Thanks for your continued support.

Richmond, VA

2007-08-02T13:52:00.000-04:00

Well, we are halfway through the tour and we are still alive. The people we have met have been amazing and we are having a wonderful time. The shows have been good and we have only offended a few people. Not too bad considering how much we have been drinking (See picture of our friend Bryan below). Bryan was with us from NYC to Baltimore and we missed him last night in Richmond. We hope to see him soon, WHISKEY PLEASE !!!!!!! Hope you all are keeping up and we look forward to the next week or so. Special thanks to our new friend Chris and his girlfriend Beth for putting us up last night. They were wonderful hosts. Tonight we meet up with our old buddy Marco in Raleigh and we are going to see The Bleeding Hearts, a great band from Raleigh, NC. It should be a night of debauchery. See you tomorrow.

P.S. Sanchez, Tim and last but not least, Jess. We miss you !

Love,
CC and The LC

8x10 Show

2007-08-01T11:17:00.000-04:00

Baltimore was amazing. We had a great show at the 8x10, the room was great and we even had a dressing room. Here are some pics.... Tonight we rock Richmond... Thanks to Matt and Scott for taking the train all the way from NYC and getting back today in time for work....

Love,
Chris

DC isn't just for W

2007-07-31T18:39:00.000-04:00

We had a great show at The Red and Black in DC with Jay Seger and The Dakota Ring... Extra special thanks go out to Timmy, Kristen and Mary for putting up with us and giving us a great place to stay. We are now in Baltimore and are playing the 8x10 tonight at 10:30... It should be a great show. Talk to you all tomorrow !

Chris

Tour (Day 3)

2007-07-30T13:54:00.000-04:00

Our hometown kick off in NYC was great ! We have to thank my cousin Michelle and her boyfriend Curt for allowing six of us to stay in her new house in Philly. We had a great time and got very close to Zoro and Old Monk. (see pics) Last night we arrived in the nations capital... We actually walked by the house of Donald Henry Rumsfeld. I was going to stop by and say hello but it was a bit late and I was a bit drunk... Tonight we rock D.C. with our friends The Dakota Ring and Jay Seger. Here are some pictures from Jeff's camera. Stay tuned for some debaucherous video footage... See you soon.

Don't Worry (Live in studio)

2007-07-16T22:40:00.000-04:00

A new video from our very own series, Warehouse Songs Vol. 1. The CD will be out in the fall so get ready. It includes 2 songs by yours truly and 7 other wonderful songwriters recorded live in our very own Galuminumfoil Studios. Here's a preview.....

Documetary

2007-07-12T15:44:00.000-04:00

Check out the teaser for our documentary about what a band does from 4PM to 4AM the night of a show. This is Matt Cubeta's first documentary and we are excited to see the finished product. Look for it sometime before the new year.

Lata,
Chris

Liars Club first tour !

2007-07-11T18:11:00.000-04:00

So we are busy getting ready for our first extended tour. We are getting the van worked on and buying extra deodarant. Here are the dates as of now. Keep posted for changes and additions as we will be adding some in-store appearances and radio spots.

Jul 17, 2007 8:30 PM The Space Hamden, CT
Jul 21, 2007 All Day Community College Sussex County, NJ
Jul 27, 2007 10:00 PM The Bitter End New York, NY
Jul 28, 2007 8:00 PM Tin Angel Philidelphia, PA
Jul 30, 2007 8:00 PM The Red and Black Washington , DC
Jul 31, 2007 TBA The 8x10 Baltimore, MD
Aug 1, 2007 8:00 PM The Camel Richmond, VA
Aug 3, 2007 11:00 PM Slim's Downtown Raleigh, NC
Aug 4, 2007 TBA Soapbox Laundro Lounge Wilmington, NC
Aug 4, 2007 5:00 PM The Folks Cafe, Wilmington, NC
Aug 7, 2007 7:00 PM Cadillac Ranch Nashville, TN
Aug 20, 2007 8:00PM Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
Aug 25, 2007 10:00 PM Trash Bar Brooklyn, NY
Aug 30, 2007 TBA TT The Bears Boston, NY